Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 42.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Ecuador, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Ecuador stood at 42.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Ecuador peaked at 42.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1997.
Ecuador ranks 89th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.7% | — |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +39.7% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 27.6% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 34.1% | 40.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.2% | 42.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Ecuador?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Ecuador was 42.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1997.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Ecuador ranks 89th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release